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2 states told to protect human rights
2 states told to protect human rights. The issues of discussions covered reforms in jails, bonded labour, police atrocities, grabbing of land of SCs, implementation of flagship programmes, delay in submission of reports etc.
3 DAY NHRC HEARING ENDS
Hyderabad: "The three day 'Open Hearing of the National Human Rights Commission on the issues concerning human rights of the people of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana concluded in Hyderabad on Friday after holding a meeting with senior officers and expressing the hope that the State Governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana would proactively engage for timely compliance of its recommendations and work towards promotion and protection of human rights in these States.
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The issues of discussions covered reforms in jails, bonded labour, police atrocities, grabbing of land of SCs, implementation of flagship programmes, delay in submission of reports etc. as well as the issues which were brought to the notice of the Commission during its 'Open Hearing' and discussions with NGOs including murder of pastors, false implication of scheduled castes, atrocities against red sanders, rising cases of death in custody, increasing number of suicide by debt ridden farmers, patta not being provided despite allotment and the need to sensitize the state authorities as well as the public about human rights.
The issue of farmer suicides was discussed in detail with the State functionaries. The State Government has informed that steps are being taken to alleviate the problems of the farmers which includes debt waiver, drought proof irrigation etc.The intervention of the NHRC in the matters taken up for Open Hearing resulted in relief for many complainants. A husband who was ignoring his wife and mentally sick daughter was made to see reason.
He promised to treat his wife well and to get the child treated at Bangalore The Commission also recommended compensation of Rs.1 lakh to a victim of sexual harassment. The Commission has also recommended that Committee to look into complaints of sexual harassment in terms of the Vishakha judgement by Supreme Court be constituted in offices in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
The matter pertaining to death of 20 red sanders during the course of police action in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh on April 7 , 2015 was taken up by the Commission. After hearing the submissions made by the representatives of the civil society and the State Government the Commission has directed that mobile numbers of all the officials involved in the police action, medico-legal reports of the police personnel injured in the action also be submitted to the Commission.
The Commission has also decided to send its own team for inquiry at the spot. The Commission also took up the case in which five undertrial prisoners were killed in Nalgonda district while being brought to Hyderabad for court hearing.
